Design and validation of a multi-body model of a front suspension bicycle and a passive rider for braking dynamics investigations
- Resource Type
- Original Paper
- Authors
- Maier, Oliver; Györfi, Benedikt; Wrede, Jürgen; Kasper, Roland
- Source
- Multibody System Dynamics. :1-27
- Subject
- Sustainable mobility
Electric bicycle
Safety system
Braking dynamics
Multibody simulation
Passive rider
Experimental validation
Real-time model
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1384-5640
1573-272X
The global spread of Electric Bicycles (EBs) is increasing more and more. In addition to supporting the ease of cycling, the electric energy available can also be used for innovative braking control systems. The project BikeSafe picks up on this idea and aims at developing an active Braking Dynamics Assistance system (BDA) for EBs equipped with hydraulic brakes. A simulation model taking into account all substantial braking dynamics influences is necessary for the model-based design of the BDA. This paper presents a Multi-Body Model (MBM) of a front suspension bicycle and a passive rider. This MBM has been experimentally validated for in-plane braking dynamics using road tests. It has real-time ability and can therefore be used as a virtual representation of the plant for the model-based design process of the BDA.